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Gladiateduke
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Hey everyone, I am looking into buying a laptop for school but I am unsure about which one to buy.

 

 

The list of features I am looking for are:

 

-A 1080p or higher ips touchscreen display

-An i7

-8GB of ram or more

-Thin and portable

-A standard keyboard (number pad not needed but back lighting would be great) 

-A 256gb ssd (extra HDD not needed)

-802.11 AC wifi.

-In terms of I/O I really only need two usb 3.0 ports, maybe ethernet, audio output and an HDMI port.

 

 

I will be using the laptop for programming, web browsing, C.A.D., running a virtual Linux machine and a few other things. 

I am willing to spend up to $2000. I do not need it to be a gaming laptop but if it fits into the budget, why not. I am not sure if my expectations are too high for my price range, if so please tell me. 

 

 

If any one has some suggestions it would be greatly appreciated. 

 

EDIT: It needs to run windows, I am personally not a fan of the OSX operating system.

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GET THE BLADE AND JOIN ME IN THE COOL KIDS CLUB........... DO IT :o

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GET THE BLADE AND JOIN ME IN THE COOL KIDS CLUB........... DO IT :o

I am really tempted but it's over $3000. On the other hand, ITS SOOO SEXY. How is the blade's battery life? Anything you don't like about it?

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I am really tempted but it's over $3000. On the other hand, ITS SOOO SEXY. How is the blade's battery life? Anything you don't like about it?

well i mean the 256gb is like $2400 if you could stretch that far :P and i havent had any complaints other than when i messed with my mouse and had to go to the store to realize it was a simple fix. but the battery is good, lasts usually 4-6 hours depending on what im doing and if i have battery saver on :P battery saver is a life saver

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 Thanks for the suggestion but I would prefer if it was running windows. I guess that was something important to specify in the post.

For programmers, OS X is far better. It comes preinstalled with a bunch of languages and it's fully Unix compliant.

 

You could also run Windows on it if you really wanted to. Unless the graphics card is a big deal, the 15" has great battery life, a FANTASTIC screen, great keyboard/trackpad, and a fast processor.

 

It's what I would choose. You'll not find a more versatile tool for programming than a 15" MacBook Pro.

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Hey everyone, I am looking into buying a laptop for school but I am unsure about which one to buy.

 

 

The list of features I am looking for are:

 

-A 1080p or higher ips touchscreen display

-An i7

-8GB of ram or more

-Thin and portable

-A standard keyboard (number pad not needed but back lighting would be great) 

-A 256gb ssd (extra HDD not needed)

-802.11 AC wifi.

-In terms of I/O I really only need two usb 3.0 ports, maybe ethernet, audio output and an HDMI port.

 

 

I will be using the laptop for programming, web browsing, C.A.D., running a virtual Linux machine and a few other things. 

I am willing to spend up to $2000. I do not need it to be a gaming laptop but if it fits into the budget, why not. I am not sure if my expectations are too high for my price range, if so please tell me. 

 

 

If any one has some suggestions it would be greatly appreciated. 

 

EDIT: It needs to run windows, I am personally not a fan of the OSX operating system.

 

O_O. That is a nice budget for that. Are you willing to try out a brand you've never heard of before, and do you wish it to be 15.6" or 17.3" in screen size? You will not be getting a touch screen; not sure about an IPS one either. Probably no IPS. It will be a good gaming laptop with lots of CPU/GPU power though.

 

Edit: I'll hunt and see if I can't find an IPS panel in one of them for you.

I have finally moved to a desktop. Also my guides are outdated as hell.

 

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 Thanks for the suggestion but I would prefer if it was running windows. I guess that was something important to specify in the post.

 

Asus N550JK? I don't think it comes with a SSD by default in the base model, but you can either do it yourself or buy from laptop resellers like Xotic PC

 

http://www.xoticpc.com/asus-n550jkds71t-touch-p-7083.html

 

With that, I think it has everything you're looking for, IPS, touchscreen, etc. Plus, it has a 850M in case you ever felt like doing a little bit of gaming on it.

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@Gladiateduke I could not find an IPS panel for you on one of the higher end laptops. But let me know if you're willing to sacrifice the IPS panel; I could find you a good model. I would be using XoticPC as the reseller as the user above suggested, but I would not be getting you ASUS. Probably a Sager would fit your needs better.

I have finally moved to a desktop. Also my guides are outdated as hell.

 

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I love how everyone's fucking around trying to find a laptop with exactly the specs he listed when the MBPR 15" literally fits them exactly minus the touchscreen and Windows.

 

Let me get my popcorn.

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I love how everyone's fucking around trying to find a laptop with exactly the specs he listed when the MBPR 15" literally fits them exactly minus the touchscreen and Windows.

 

Let me get my popcorn.

Well since windows is a requirement for him... that doesn't really help does it? =3.

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Well since windows is a requirement for him... that doesn't really help does it? =3.

Yes but as a programmer it's simply stupid to have Windows as a requirement. You're going to be a Unix guy eventually, either now or later. I suggest now because Unix is a very liberating experience compared to Windows.

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Yes but as a programmer it's simply stupid to have Windows as a requirement. You're going to be a Unix guy eventually, either now or later. I suggest now because Unix is a very liberating experience compared to Windows.

 I am not a programmer. I am doing some programming just to learn and have fun. Maybe if I was being paid to program or was in a programming class I would look into it but since it is just for fun, I will stick with windows. Thank you for your suggestion though. 

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So right I am looking into this laptop. Any opinions? Will I see much of a difference between the i7 4600U and the 4702HQ? There are some things about the keyboard that I am not a huge fan of but they aren't major things and the changes they have made seem like ones I could get used to in a few days or weeks.

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 I am not a programmer. I am doing some programming just to learn and have fun. Maybe if I was being paid to program or was in a programming class I would look into it but since it is just for fun, I will stick with windows. Thank you for your suggestion though. 

Meh. Either way Macs are better.

 

The X1 Carbon is about as solid a choice as PCs get though. Nice pick. I would however like to point out that for that price the MacBook Pro has a higher res screen, twice as much RAM, better processor, better GPU...but my point has been made.

 

Honestly just buy the MacBook Pro and run Windows on it. It's a way better deal than the one you chose, almost better in every way.

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So right I am looking into this laptop. Any opinions? Will I see much of a difference between the i7 4600U and the 4702HQ? There are some things about the keyboard that I am not a huge fan of but they aren't major things and the changes they have made seem like ones I could get used to in a few days or weeks.

Oh my god do not buy that thing, that is way overpriced. That could be sold for $1000 less and STILL be expensive.

 

Are you willing at all to sacrifice touch screen and IPS panel for an otherwise-fantastic laptop?

I have finally moved to a desktop. Also my guides are outdated as hell.

 

THE INFORMATION GUIDES: SLI INFORMATION || vRAM INFORMATION || MOBILE i7 CPU INFORMATION || Maybe more someday

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I love how everyone's fucking around trying to find a laptop with exactly the specs he listed when the MBPR 15" literally fits them exactly minus the touchscreen and Windows.

 

Let me get my popcorn.

 

Like you said, the MBPR doesn't have a touchscreen, so it doesn't fulfill everything the OP was looking for. I don't see how suggesting laptops that do fully match the requirements he posted is "fucking around".

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well i mean the 256gb is like $2400 if you could stretch that far :P and i havent had any complaints other than when i messed with my mouse and had to go to the store to realize it was a simple fix. but the battery is good, lasts usually 4-6 hours depending on what im doing and if i have battery saver on :P battery saver is a life saver

 

Wall power bound peasants :P :P :P If that is enough for you then that is great...

 

But I'd just like to point out that the 13" retina MacBook Pro does 9-10 in such tasks...

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Like you said, the MBPR doesn't have a touchscreen, so it doesn't fulfill everything the OP was looking for. I don't see how suggesting laptops that do fully match the requirements he posted is "fucking around".

But for programming and CAD touchscreens are useless. Nobody has posted a laptop that fully matches his specifications, at least not as closely as the MBPR does.

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Wall power bound peasants :P :P :P If that is enough for you then that is great...

 

But I'd just like to point out that the 13" retina MacBook Pro does 9-10 in such tasks...

does the 13 inch mbp have a gtx 870m? NAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

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Oh my god do not buy that thing, that is way overpriced. That could be sold for $1000 less and STILL be expensive.

 

Are you willing at all to sacrifice touch screen and IPS panel for an otherwise-fantastic laptop?

I would be willing to maybe sacrifice the touchscreen but the ips display is a must.

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But for programming and CAD touchscreens are useless. Nobody has posted a laptop that fully matches his specifications, at least not as closely as the MBPR does.

I would not be using the touchscreen for programming or CAD, I would use it most when browsing the web and other stuff.

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